Elsie Roemer Shorebird Sanctuary (Alameda)

Date: Saturday August 30, 8:00 to 10:30 am

Leader: Maureen Lahiff, MLahiff@aol.com, (510) 484-6529

There are two trips to Elsie Roemer this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday. Please sign up for
only one of them.

It’s Labor Day Weekend, so parking may be a challenge, though we are out early in the day.
Maureen plans to lead similar trips the weekend of September 6 and 7.

Description: Shorebirds are arriving on San Francisco Bay from their nesting grounds in the Arctic and in the Great Basin and Great Plains. Some of them are using the Bay for a refueling stop before heading south, while others will stay here through next spring. Many species are still molting. Spotting scopes welcome and appreciated. We’ll walk a short distance south along the edge of the sanctuary and continue a short distance into the marsh on city property. Not much more than half a mile total. There are benches on the viewing platform. Bring water and sun protection, as there is no shade. Restrooms and water available at the intersection of Shoreline Drive and Park Street (about 0.2 miles walk from the Elsie Roemer viewing platform).

Maximum 20 participants (due to crowding on the viewing platform)

Directions: We’ll meet on the viewing platform at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, which is at the southeast end of Shoreline Drive in Alameda. AC Transit bus line 21 from the Fruitvale BART comes the closest, at Otis and Broadway. It’s about a ¼ mile walk. For those who arrive by car, parking on Broadway and streets off Broadway is the best bet.

Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/psmCG7hv2n92

Registration for this event will open at 1pm on Tuesday July 15 and close at 11pm on Thursday August 28